2006 New York Code - Storage Compartments.

 
    §  53.  Storage  compartments.  There  shall be one or more completely
  enclosed compartments for the storage of mattresses, furniture,  paints,
  floor   wax,   linens,  brooms,  mops  and  other  such  inflammable  or
  combustible paraphernalia incidental to the occupancy and maintenance of
  the dwelling, and such paraphernalia shall be stored in no other portion
  of such dwelling. Such compartments shall be completely protected by  an
  automatic  sprinkler system or a fire-detecting system. Closets which do
  not exceed one hundred square feet in floor area may  be  used  for  the
  temporary  storage  of such paraphernalia, except mattresses, furniture,
  paints  and  insecticides  containing  inflammable  materials  and   are
  excluded  from  the  requirements  of  this  section. Where such storage
  compartments  are  located  at  least  thirty  feet  distant  from  such
  dwelling, no sprinklers or fire-detecting system shall be required.